Southwest
Southwest is the southwestern quadrant of Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States, and is located south of the National Mall and west of South Capitol Street.
- Quarter
- Description: southwestern quadrant of Washington, D.C.
- Also known as“S.W.”“Southwest DC”“Southwest Quadrant”“Southwest Washington”“Southwest, Washington, D.C.”“SW DC”“SW Washington”“The Island”
Places of Interest
Discover East Potomac Park and Thomas Jefferson Memorial.
Thomas Jefferson Memorial
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US Department of Agriculture
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Places in the Area
Nearby places include Waterfront and National Landing.
National Landing
Neighborhood
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Southwest
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Latitude
38.86824° or 38° 52′ 6″ north
Longitude
-77.02545° or 77° 1′ 32″ west
Open location code
87C4VX9F+7R
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place = quarter
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Vietnamese—“Southwest” goes by many names.
SouthwestCatalan
西南区Chinese
西南區Chinese
Sudokcidenta KvaronoEsperanto
סאות’ווסטHebrew
S.W.Japanese
サウスウェストJapanese
ワシントンD.C.南西地区Japanese
南西地区 (ワシントンD.C.)Japanese
SouthwestNorwegian Bokmål
SouthwestSlovenian
ساؤتھ ویسٹUrdu
Tây NamVietnamese
Tây Nam Hoa Thịnh ĐốnVietnamese
Tây Nam WashingtonVietnamese
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as The Wharf and Southwest Waterfront.
Notable Places Nearby
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